New research indicates teachers are not leaving solely due to low pay and retirement, but also because of what they see as a broken education system. I recently got hired in a new district and am extremely excited.Do I need to call my principal and department head to resign or is an email ok? This document provides guidance and a sample resignation letter for teachers resigning from their position in the Plainfield School District 202. Use one of our resignation letter templates. The following is a sample of a simple resignation. Will your resignation be a surprise to your administration or did they know you were looking? I have enjoyed working here and appreciate all of the opportunities I was given. Teachers often write of feeling complicit in a broken system, and that leaving was a way of taking a stand. I struggled with all the changes and there was no support from the admin.